OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
TAMS: development of a multipurpose three-arm aerial manipulator system	28
A survey: dynamics of humanoid robots	26
Explainable autonomous robots: a survey and perspective	26
Tactile feedback system of high-frequency vibration signals for supporting delicate teleoperation of construction robots	22
Developments and clinical evaluations of robotic exoskeleton technology for human upper-limb rehabilitation	22
A survey of multimodal deep generative models	21
CycleGAN-based realistic image dataset generation for forward-looking sonar	21
Gait-based person identification using 3D LiDAR and long short-term memory deep networks	21
Survey on model-based biped motion control for humanoid robots	20
Relationship between social robot proactive behavior and the human perception of anthropomorphic attributes	19
Autonomous planning based on spatial concepts to tidy up home environments with service robots	19
Automating pandemic mitigation	18
Stair-climbing wheelchair with lever propulsion control of rotary legs	18
The soft multi-legged robot inspired by octopus: climbing various columnar objects	18
Innovative technologies for infrastructure construction and maintenance through collaborative robots based on an open design approach	17
RRT*N: an efficient approach to path planning in 3D for Static and Dynamic Environments	17
Online multi-sensor calibration based on moving object tracking	17
Foot-guided control of a biped robot through ZMP manipulation	16
Neuro sliding mode control of quadrotor UAVs carrying suspended payload	16
Software development environment for collaborative research workflow in robotic system integration	16
Towards the development of an intuitive teleoperation system for human support robot using a VR device	15
Inverse reinforcement learning-based time-dependent A* planner for human-aware robot navigation with local vision	15
Design and analysis of a flexible robotic hand with soft fingers and a changeable palm	15
Semiotically adaptive cognition: toward the realization of remotely-operated service robots for the new normal symbiotic society	15
The realisation of an avatar-symbiotic society where everyone can perform active roles without constraint	15

Integration of imitation learning using GAIL and reinforcement learning using task-achievement rewards via probabilistic graphical model	14
Compliance, mass distribution and contact forces in cursorial and scansorial locomotion with biorobotic physical models	14
Generating complex assembly sequences from 3D CAD models considering insertion relations	13
Spatial concept-based navigation with human speech instructions via probabilistic inference on Bayesian generative model	13
Human control of complex objects: towards more dexterous robots	13
Fire extinguishment using a 4 m long flying-hose-type robot with multiple water-jet nozzles	12
Adaptive robust control for lower limb rehabilitation robot with uncertainty based on Udwadia–Kalaba approach	11
RUR53: an unmanned ground vehicle for navigation, recognition, and manipulation	11
Museum robot guides or conventional audio guides? An experimental study	11
World models and predictive coding for cognitive and developmental robotics: frontiers and challenges	11
Stereo camera visual SLAM with hierarchical masking and motion-state classification at outdoor construction sites containing large dynamic objects	11
Mechanics of humanoid robot	11
Socially aware robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with resilient reward functions	10
Can a humanoid robot continue to draw attention in an office environment?	10
IoTouch: whole-body tactile sensing technology toward the tele-touch	10
Kinematic modeling of a class of n-tendon continuum manipulators	10
Sound event aware environmental sound segmentation with Mask U-Net	9
An improved robot calibration method using the modified adjoint error model based on POE	9
A method of motion recognition based on electromyographic signals	9
Predicting apparent personality from body language: benchmarking deep learning architectures for adaptive social human–robot interaction	9
Drone audition listening from the sky estimates multiple sound source positions by integrating sound source localization and data association	9
Recent research and development activities on space robotics and AI	9
Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review	8
Optical laser microphone for human-robot interaction: speech recognition in extremely noisy service environments	8
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	8
Design and performance characterization of a soft robot hand with fingertip haptic feedback for teleoperation	8
Assisted teleoperation in changing environments with a mixture of virtual guides	8
Energy-aware trajectory planning for planetary rovers	8
Augmented reality and mixed reality behavior navigation system for telexistence remote assistance	8
A review of state estimation of humanoid robot targeting the center of mass, base kinematics, and external wrench	8
A wearable fiber-optic sensor for monitoring human elbow and wrist joint motion	8
Two is better than one: verification of the effect of praise from two robots on pre-school children’s learning time	8
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	8
VR platform enabling crowdsourcing of embodied HRI experiments – case study of online robot competition	8
Multiagent multimodal categorization for symbol emergence: emergent communication via interpersonal cross-modal inference	7
Two-stage calibration of a 6-axis force-torque sensor for robust operation in the Mars 2020 robot arm	7
Using conductive fabrics as inflation sensors for pneumatic artificial muscles	7
Development of AR training systems for Humanitude dementia care	7
What is the role of the next generation of cognitive robotics?	7
Posture evaluation for mobile manipulators using manipulation ability, tolerance on grasping, and pose error of end-effector	7
Development of 3-DOF wrist mechanism for electro-hydrostatically driven robot arm	7
Fast and robust numerical method for inverse kinematics with prioritized multiple targets for redundant robots	7
Double-meaning agreements by two robots to conceal incoherent agreements to user's opinions	7
Path planning to expedite the complete transfer of distributed gravel piles with an automated wheel loader	7
Learning efficient push and grasp policy in a totebox from simulation	7
A survey of motion planning techniques for humanoid robots	7
A wearable lightweight exoskeleton with full degrees of freedom for upper-limb power assistance	7
Development of a single-wheeled inverted pendulum robot capable of climbing stairs	7
Examination of the development and aging of brain deactivation using a unimanual motor task	7
Hierarchical and parameterized learning of pick-and-place manipulation from under-specified human demonstrations	7

Hedge algebras-based admittance controller for safe natural human–robot interaction	7
Wide angular range dynamic projection mapping method applied to drone-based avatar robot	6
Design of a transfer robot for the assistance of elderly and disabled	6
Towards latent space based manipulation of elastic rods using autoencoder models and robust centerline extractions	6
Will you listen to a robot? Effects of robot ability, task complexity, and risk on human decision-making	6
Loop detection for 3D LiDAR SLAM using segment-group matching	6
Survey and perspective on social emotions in robotics	6
Numerical method for inverse kinematics using an extended angle-axis vector to avoid deadlock caused by joint limits*	6
Towards physical interaction-based sequential mobility assistance using latent generative model of movement state	6
Nonlinear model predictive control for robust bipedal locomotion: exploring angular momentum and CoM height changes	6
Contact transition control by adjusting emitting energy of proximity sensor	6
A framework of explanation generation toward reliable autonomous robots	6
Gait event detection based on inter-joint coordination using only angular information	6
A hardware intelligent processing accelerator for domestic service robots	6
Modeling of hyper-adaptability: from motor coordination to rehabilitation	5
MROS: runtime adaptation for robot control architectures	5
Pushing and pulling motion generation for humanoid robots using whole-body momentum control based on analytical inverse kinematics	5
Predicting and attending to damaging collisions for placing everyday objects in photo-realistic simulations	5
Unified GRF-based control for adjusting hopping frequency with various robot configurations	5
Improving the level of trust in human-machine conversation	5
Autonomous service robot for human-aware restock, straightening and disposal tasks in retail automation	5
An inverse dynamics-based multi-contact locomotion control framework without joint torque feedback	5
Multi-source pseudo-label learning of semantic segmentation for the scene recognition of agricultural mobile robots	5
Responsive navigation of a biped robot that takes into account terrain, foot-reachability and capturability	5
Unsupervised lexical acquisition of relative spatial concepts using spoken user utterances	5
Investigating the crowd-drawing effect, on passersby, of pseudo-crowds using multiple robots	5
Machine learning for human movement understanding	5
Analysis of muscle synergy and kinematics in sit-to-stand motion of hemiplegic patients in subacute period	5
Feedback control of a pneumatically driven soft finger using a photoelastic polyurethane bending sensor	4
Shepherding algorithm for heterogeneous flock with model-based discrimination	4
Will sexual robots modify human relationships? A psychological approach to reframe the symbolic argument	4
Three-dimensional steering for an articulated mobile robot with prismatic joints with consideration of hardware limitations	4
Design of a powered ankle-foot prosthesis with an adjustable stiffness toe joint	4
Online glass confidence map building using laser rangefinder for mobile robots	4
Systematic comparison of path planning algorithms using PathBench	4
World robot summit 2020 assembly challenge – summary of the competition and its outcomes*	4
Robots and emotion: a survey of trends, classifications, and forms of interaction	4
Development of a shape-memorable adaptive pin array fixture	4
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	4
Low-cost and high-performance visual guidance and navigation system for space debris removal	4
Online motion generation using accumulated swept volumes	4
Multi-hop wireless command and telemetry communication system for remote operation of robots with extending operation area beyond line-of-sight using 920 MHz/169 MHz	4
Neural decoding on imbalanced calcium imaging data with a network of support vector machines	4
Body pressure prediction for pressure ulcer prevention in a bed head elevation operation	4
Model predictive control of legged and humanoid robots: models and algorithms	4
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	4
Analysis of body gestures in anger expression and evaluation in android robot	4
Online generation and control of quasi-static multi-contact motion by PWT Jacobian matrix with contact wrench estimation and joint load reduction*	4
Effect of the projection of robot’s talk information on the perception of communicating human	4
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	4
Emergent communication through Metropolis-Hastings naming game with deep generative models	4
Proximity-based non-contact perception and omnidirectional point-cloud generation based on hierarchical information on fingertip proximity sensors	4
Contact force estimation of hydraulic soft bending actuators for gripping	4